HC Deb 28 July 2000 vol 354 c1100W
Mr. Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the oil pollution incidents above 0.01 tonnes in the Irish Sea from 4 December 1999 to the present, stating the date, the size of the incident, the name of the company that reported the incident and the name of the company which was responsible for the spill. [133432]

Mrs. Liddell

The information relating to oil spill incidents in the Irish Sea Basin, reported to the Department of Trade and Industry, from 4 December 1999 to the present date is as follows:

Date Reported by: Amount (tonnes)
13 January 2000 British Gas Hydrocarbon Resources Ltd. 0.0155
25 July 2000 British Gas Hydrocarbon Resources Ltd. 0.0157

DTI only receives reports for oil spills from or attributed to offshore installations.